intro – – – A# F# Gm A# F# F A# F# Gm C# B A D#
riff – – – – G then add 7×2 G C#

[ C ] when i was young , my [ F ] mind would always wander [ G – G7 ] away
[ C ] i couldn’t talk , [ F ] never had nothin to [ G – G7 ] say
[ A# ] but now i’m grown , [ F ] nothing much seems to have [ D ] changed
i think i’m going [ C ] insane yeah , yeah , yeah , [ B ] yeah , [ A# ] yeah

[ A# ] is this a fairy tale , [ F# ] are you the seven [ Gm ] dwarves
[ A# ] did snow white really die [ F# ] while fighting in the [ Gm ] war?
[ F ] they were the only friends i ever trusted [ A# F ]
[ F ] now they’re scattered , and livin’ in the city [ A# F ]
[ F ] unlisted numbers , hmmmpfph

[ Gm ] cinde [ A# ] rella [ F ] under [ Gm ] cover
[ A# ] i say , [ F# ] better alive than dead [ G – g7riff x2 G C# ]

[ C ] the war is coming , but there’s [ F ] nothing much that we can [ G – G7 ] do
[ C ] stuck in a pay – phone , but the [ F ] operator won’t let me [ G – G7 ] through
[ A# ] i close my eyes , but the [ F ] memories burn in my [ D ] brain
i think i’m going [ C ] insane yeah , yeah , yeah , [ B ] yeah , [ A# ] yeah

[ A# ] i heard a rumor , [ F# ] they said it’s gone [ Gm ] nuclear
[ A# ] i stockpile cigarettes , and [ F# ] doublebolt the [ Gm ] door
[ F ] a sanctuary for all my friends [ A# F ]
[ F ] we’ll stay in bed until the world ends [ A# F ]
[ F ] so please don’t wake me , i gotta get some sleep

[ Gm ] cinde [ A# ] rella [ F ] under [ Gm ] cover
[ A# ] i say , [ F# ] better alive than dead [ G – G7 riff x2 G C# ]

instrumental – – – over verse chords [ C F G x2 A# F d}

i think i’m going [ C ] insane , yeah , yeah , yeah , [ B ] yeah , [ A# ] yeah

[ A# ] is this a fairy tale , [ F# ] this can’t be real
[ Gm ] there’s fighting all around , they’re screwing in the fields
[ A# ] they say that values change when [ F# ] hunger or ambition strikes
[ F ] survival is essential , at any cost or any price
[ A# ] the cartoon animals on [ F# ] old mcdonald’s farm
are [ Gm ] nodding off in hotel rooms with needles in their arms
[ A# ] the seven dwarves , ha! , there’s [ F# ] only four alive today
[ F ] cinderella’s working for the cia

[ F ] cinderella , the fairy tale’s over [ A# F ]
[ F ] you should know , you got the scars to prove it [ A# F ]
[ F ] and your skin isn’t as soft as it used to [ A# F ]
[ F ] but i don’t care , come on and jump in baby

[ Gm ] cinde [ A# ] rella [ F ] under [ Gm ] cover
[ A# ] i say , [ F# ] better alive than
[ Gm ] cinde [ A# ] rella [ F ] under [ Gm ] cover
[ A# ] i say , [ F# ] better alive than [ Gm ] dead

outro – – – A# F# Gm A# F# F A# F# Gm C# B A D# Gm